engine knock

English

Noun

engine knock (uncountable)

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   • 2025 September 11, Kate Marvel, “‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster”, in The Guardian‎:

     Once leaded fuel solved the problem of engine knock, cars quickly displaced horses and motorised transportation took over the world.